'Liberation Day' tariff announcements

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4/9/2025 11:40am
scott_nz wrote:

can someone explain to me how a new tax is Liberating? 

bonseff wrote:

It's liberating us from disposable income, retirement gains to offset tax breaks for the 1%. The long and short of it.

I earn decent money, but I'll tell you, I'm glad I don't need a new dirt bike, or really anything in the near and medium future. Wife and I are I guess hunkering down for the next 4 years. No spending on anything too costly.  Maybe a vacation this year? Not even sure about that now. My retirement that kicked so much ass has been literally clobbered. And I did move around 50% of my equity investments to interest and bond funds.  Fuckin sucks, but as everyone has heard over and over, elect a clown, expect a circus. 

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I'm beginning to get the idea that the President might not know what he is doing.

YA THINK!

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Spurdo wrote:
Liberals and foreigners still seething. 
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Liberals and foreigners still seething. 

You must be new to being retarded. Here, let me show you around....

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We’re deporting people for their social media posts LOL

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Are we? Who? I can’t imagine that someone who’ s a USC, LPR, or a lawfully admitted Non-immigrant would get removed for a social media post...

Are we? Who? I can’t imagine that someone who’ s a USC, LPR, or a lawfully admitted Non-immigrant would get removed for a social media post. Are you from the US?

Kids with student visa's are getting deported for misdemeanor speeding tickets and other minior offenses. Its in the news. Google it, easy to find and verifiable

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Serious question for the Tariff lovers.If Tariffs are such a simple solution to our economic problems and taxes and everything else, why weren't any of you...

Serious question for the Tariff lovers.

If Tariffs are such a simple solution to our economic problems and taxes and everything else, why weren't any of you talking about how the Biden administration should implement them?

Not a single one of you were preaching your love for Tariffs until Daddy Donald told you to....

Edit to ad: 2 downvotes so far from Trumpers who can't answer the question and have hurt feelings, keep 'em coming fellas.

It's far far worse than "daddy donald" . It's "Cult Daddy" and you know it

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This is insane.
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This is insane.

Remember when the worst thing we had to worry about was some dudes wanting to ride the girls class? 

Maybe we end up having to import some people to build iPhones here. 

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4/9/2025 12:05pm Edited Date/Time 4/9/2025 12:06pm
Spurdo wrote:
I was PROMISED $30,000 Iphones. Will somebody please show me the $30,000 Iphones. I demand to see the $30,000 Iphones now. Where are they?!?!
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I was PROMISED $30,000 Iphones. Will somebody please show me the $30,000 Iphones. I demand to see the $30,000 Iphones now. Where are they?!?!

Never heard of that, but maybe if you did, they were new phones? But really, $30k for a phone. Only MAGA would spend that kind of money on a phone in this economy. 

We're not spending. It's up to you guys to "drive" the economy. Start spending on big ticket items the next 4 years. Don't stop. You guys are probaly flush with spending money now that Bidens out.

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We’re deporting people for their social media posts LOL

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Are we? Who? I can’t imagine that someone who’ s a USC, LPR, or a lawfully admitted Non-immigrant would get removed for a social media post...

Are we? Who? I can’t imagine that someone who’ s a USC, LPR, or a lawfully admitted Non-immigrant would get removed for a social media post. Are you from the US?

kawasa84 wrote:

Kids with student visa's are getting deported for misdemeanor speeding tickets and other minior offenses. Its in the news. Google it, easy to find and verifiable

They are here on student visas. Why shouldn't they be deported for breaking laws. A student visa is a privilege, not a right. 

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Never heard of that, but maybe if you did, they were new phones? But really, $30k for a phone. Only MAGA would spend that kind of...

Never heard of that, but maybe if you did, they were new phones? But really, $30k for a phone. Only MAGA would spend that kind of money on a phone in this economy. 

We're not spending. It's up to you guys to "drive" the economy. Start spending on big ticket items the next 4 years. Don't stop. You guys are probaly flush with spending money now that Bidens out.

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I'll google that for you. 

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burn1986 wrote:
Are we? Who? I can’t imagine that someone who’ s a USC, LPR, or a lawfully admitted Non-immigrant would get removed for a social media post...

Are we? Who? I can’t imagine that someone who’ s a USC, LPR, or a lawfully admitted Non-immigrant would get removed for a social media post. Are you from the US?

kawasa84 wrote:

Kids with student visa's are getting deported for misdemeanor speeding tickets and other minior offenses. Its in the news. Google it, easy to find and verifiable

They are here on student visas. Why shouldn't they be deported for breaking laws. A student visa is a privilege, not a right. 

Because you can get a speeding ticket for only going 5 over the limit if you catch a cop on the wrong day. It’s stupid. You probably speed every single day, should you have all of your rights revoked as well?

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It's far far worse than "daddy donald" . It's "Cult Daddy" and you know it

Both sides are Cults and that is the reason that America is fucked.  

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kawasa84 wrote:

Kids with student visa's are getting deported for misdemeanor speeding tickets and other minior offenses. Its in the news. Google it, easy to find and verifiable

They are here on student visas. Why shouldn't they be deported for breaking laws. A student visa is a privilege, not a right. 

mtbkris2 wrote:
Because you can get a speeding ticket for only going 5 over the limit if you catch a cop on the wrong day. It’s stupid. You...

Because you can get a speeding ticket for only going 5 over the limit if you catch a cop on the wrong day. It’s stupid. You probably speed every single day, should you have all of your rights revoked as well?

I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades. You only care now because it's happening under Trump. 

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They are here on student visas. Why shouldn't they be deported for breaking laws. A student visa is a privilege, not a right. 

mtbkris2 wrote:
Because you can get a speeding ticket for only going 5 over the limit if you catch a cop on the wrong day. It’s stupid. You...

Because you can get a speeding ticket for only going 5 over the limit if you catch a cop on the wrong day. It’s stupid. You probably speed every single day, should you have all of your rights revoked as well?

I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades...

I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades. You only care now because it's happening under Trump. 

I voted for trump. I would care if it happened under biden, obama, bush, or whoever else you want to name. 

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mtbkris2 wrote:
Because you can get a speeding ticket for only going 5 over the limit if you catch a cop on the wrong day. It’s stupid. You...

Because you can get a speeding ticket for only going 5 over the limit if you catch a cop on the wrong day. It’s stupid. You probably speed every single day, should you have all of your rights revoked as well?

I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades...

I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades. You only care now because it's happening under Trump. 

mtbkris2 wrote:

I voted for trump. I would care if it happened under biden, obama, bush, or whoever else you want to name. 

If you understood student visas, then you would understand why it's happening, and not give in to the liberal mainstream media using it as another thing to complain about. 

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No kidding. I am a 50% partner in an 11 home development near Gull Lake in Minnesota that we are supposed to start end'ish of May...

No kidding. I am a 50% partner in an 11 home development near Gull Lake in Minnesota that we are supposed to start end'ish of May, and all of this shit has thrown our projected costs into "who the fuck knows now" land.

How far from Gull Lake?  Who is building them? 

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So honest question
 If heavy tariffs sent the market spiralling down, and pulling back the reins on tariffs to 10% made the market rebound,What what would zero tariffs and free trade do?

 

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kawasa84 wrote:

It's far far worse than "daddy donald" . It's "Cult Daddy" and you know it

LungButter wrote:

Both sides are Cults and that is the reason that America is fucked.  

No...........we don't have red hats, fake gold shoes, watches and bibles made in China being bought up by our side. 

Plus I criticized Biden on several issues. But the cult followers move to every whim of the orange god. Changing as fast as he does. 

 

We are Completely different!!

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75+ countries have come to the negotiating table makes a difference. 

And a lot of those countries won't be used by chyna any longer, as a pathway for shipping their goods in order to skirt our tariffs.

 

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75+ countries have come to the negotiating table makes a difference. And a lot of those countries won't be used by chyna any longer, as a pathway...

75+ countries have come to the negotiating table makes a difference. 

And a lot of those countries won't be used by chyna any longer, as a pathway for shipping their goods in order to skirt our tariffs.

 

Looks like leveling the playing field to me but what do I know? 🤔😎

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kawasa84 wrote:

It's far far worse than "daddy donald" . It's "Cult Daddy" and you know it

LungButter wrote:

Both sides are Cults and that is the reason that America is fucked.  

kawasa84 wrote:
No...........we don't have red hats, fake gold shoes, watches and bibles made in China being bought up by our side. Plus I criticized Biden on several issues...

No...........we don't have red hats, fake gold shoes, watches and bibles made in China being bought up by our side. 

Plus I criticized Biden on several issues. But the cult followers move to every whim of the orange god. Changing as fast as he does. 

 

We are Completely different!!

Y'all have the women with penises though, and the Free Palestine crowd, and the genderless child raising crowd, and the your money is my money crowd, and the support gang member illegal immigrants crowd. 

Trump support is more like a rock star fan base compared to the absolute off the scale craziness of the left. 

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Trump has the other side going bonkers!

This thread is gold, wait until my next one. ;o)

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There's really not any "sides" in this.

It's obvious both political parties are up in arms over just about everything being done right now, in order to benefit the blue collar, and middle class sectors.

The political class is one big conglomerate. 

They work for themselves. 

Not us.

 

That's the change that has them, and wall street, all to hell.

 

And...

FUCK CHYNA.

If for other reason than the wuhan lab virus.

And the untold millions who died.

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I’m still in the same place I was when all this started…

The people that live in a  “Huge House Filled With Chinese Shit” are bitching, crying & moaning the loudest…& they are among the most culpable of the narrative following minions. 

In the words of Sammy Hagar,”What they gonna say now?”

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Christ, if I had power over the markets and behaved like Trump I'd be in chains by now. He's genuinely insane I believe, up there with...

Christ, if I had power over the markets and behaved like Trump I'd be in chains by now. He's genuinely insane I believe, up there with Kim Jong Yun. 

As an outsider, it's quite fascinating to watch 'freedom' and 'democracy' at work. Hopefully it's not going to impact too severely on the rest of the world for long, 

What is it with all the foreigners on this website providing irrelevant commentary on American politics? 

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I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades...

I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades. You only care now because it's happening under Trump. 

If that’s the only thing they did wrong that’s ridiculous. Common sense and objectivity needs to make a comeback, instead of this binary look at everything. 

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I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades...

I'm a US citizen, not a student visa holder. There are limitations and restrictions on keeping a student visa. They can be revoked for bad grades. You only care now because it's happening under Trump. 

If that’s the only thing they did wrong that’s ridiculous. Common sense and objectivity needs to make a comeback, instead of this binary look at everything. 

Maybe you should read up on student visas, and what they are agreeing to when they apply for and get them. Common sense would be that if they signed up for one, and it stated breaking a US law could get their visa revoked, then don't break any laws.

Also, it seems the consequences are now being applied more objectively, rather than more subjectively as in the past. 

This ridiculous victimhood mentality has to stop. 

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kawasa84 wrote:
I earn decent money, but I'll tell you, I'm glad I don't need a new dirt bike, or really anything in the near and medium future...

I earn decent money, but I'll tell you, I'm glad I don't need a new dirt bike, or really anything in the near and medium future. Wife and I are I guess hunkering down for the next 4 years. No spending on anything too costly.  Maybe a vacation this year? Not even sure about that now. My retirement that kicked so much ass has been literally clobbered. And I did move around 50% of my equity investments to interest and bond funds.  Fuckin sucks, but as everyone has heard over and over, elect a clown, expect a circus. 

The way you talk, you certain don’t sound old enough to be retired. But, they say that most of the paid Soros/Democrat protesters are white boomers. So maybe. 🤔 

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There's really not any "sides" in this.It's obvious both political parties are up in arms over just about everything being done right now, in order to...

There's really not any "sides" in this.

It's obvious both political parties are up in arms over just about everything being done right now, in order to benefit the blue collar, and middle class sectors.

The political class is one big conglomerate. 

They work for themselves. 

Not us.

 

That's the change that has them, and wall street, all to hell.

 

And...

FUCK CHYNA.

If for other reason than the wuhan lab virus.

And the untold millions who died.

As bad as our economy may be, China is in worse shape than us.  We can survive without China but China can NOT survive without the US.  Plus, they are the ones that are poisoning us with fentanyl and looking to take us over, over time.  He should charge them 500%.  Their government can EABOD!

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